Capitalism and Freedom Quotes

“The preservation of freedom is the protective reason for limiting and decentralizing governmental power.”

― Milton Friedman, Capitalism and Freedom

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“On the one hand, freedom in economic arrangements is itself a component of freedom broadly understood, so economic freedom is an end in itself. In the second place, economic freedom is also an indispensable means toward the achievement of...”

― Milton Friedman, Capitalism and Freedom

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“A liberal is fundamentally fearful of concentrated power. His objective is to preserve the maximum degree of freedom for each individual separately that is compatible with one man's freedom not interfering with other men's freedom. He believes...”

― Milton Friedman, Capitalism and Freedom

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“the great threat to freedom is the concentration of power.”

― Milton Friedman, Capitalism and Freedom

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“The fundamental threat to freedom is power to coerce, be it in the hands of a monarch, a dictator, an oligarchy, or a momentary majority.”

― Milton Friedman, Capitalism and Freedom

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“Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself.”

― Milton Friedman, Capitalism and Freedom

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“As liberals, we take freedom of the individual, or perhaps the family, as our ultimate goal in judging social arrangements.”

― Milton Friedman, Capitalism and Freedom

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“History suggests only that capitalism is a necessary condition for political freedom. Clearly it is not a sufficient condition.”

― Milton Friedman, Capitalism and Freedom

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“Exchange is truly voluntary only when nearly equivalent alternatives exist. Monopoly implies the absence of alternatives and thereby inhibits effective freedom of exchange.”

― Milton Friedman, Capitalism and Freedom

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“The need for government in these respects arises because absolute freedom is impossible. However attractive anarchy may be as a philosophy, it is not feasible in a world of imperfect men.”

― Milton Friedman, Capitalism and Freedom

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